Compression cock



P. MUELLER COMPRESS ION COCK Apr. 24, 1923.

Filed April l2 1920 poooo o o o o (100i.

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COMPRESSION COCK.

Application led lApril 12, 1920. Serial No. 373,209.

T o all whom it myconcera:

Be it known that l, PHILIP Montana, a citizen ot the United Statesresiding at Decatur, in the county of Macon andgbta'te of Illinois, have invented new and -use'tul Improvements in Compression Cocks, of which the following is a specification.

The present invent-ion relates' to cocks, particularly angle cocks for use in connection with range boilers, and specifically is ofthe quick compression type.

- It has for its object to provide a cock in be positively andl which the valve will l quickly moved from its seat to open position, in which open position the cock will be sealed against the escape of steam through the body cap and about the valve stem, thus eliminating the necessity of tight packing and consequent difficult-y in operating the valve steun Furthermore the construction is such that an eiiicient and simple bearing for the valve stem is provided, which will ensure easy and accurate movement of the stem and valve. Provision is made also to guard against undue wear of the moving valve and its guides, due to accumulation of sediment or foreign matter in the casing.

'In the drawings herewith l have illustrated one embodiment of my invention, and in said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in vertical section of a valve made in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional viewV substantially on the line 2-2, Figure 1. A

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view showing the cock applied to arange boiler.

Figure 4 is a ydetail sectional view of one of the walls of the body portion through the guiding groove and rib.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, like numbers indicating like parts in the several views, 10indicates the boiler nipple or connection to which the cock is secured. As a convenient means of securing the cock thereto, l have shown the flanged collar or nut 11, which engages the ianged head of the connection 10, and vhas screw-threaded engagement with the lower end of the valve body 12, a suitable packing 13 tov insure a ywater-tight, joint being interposed between the connection 10 and the body 12.

The valve body is provided 'with a seat 14 and an angle nipple 15 for connection with a suitable supply-pipe- Within the body 12 is the valve 16, at the lower endot which is secured a seating member 17 of any suitable material, the member 17 being shown in the present instance mounted in a suitable seat in the lower end of the valve 16, and held therein by suitable means, as the screw 18, and it will be observed that the seating member 17 is reversible, so that upon Wear ot' Aone surface of said seating member it may be reversed, and a new, unworn surface brought into use.

The upper end of the valve 16 is provided with a central bore, which has a screw-thread .19, and exteriorly is provided with guiding ribs 2O which engage grooves 21 formed on the wall ot the valve casing 12. lt will be observed that the guiding ribs 20 are of such length that when the valve is in full open position, as shown in Figure 1, they extend below the grooves 21, and this is of value for the reason that, by elongating the guiding ribs l leave no part of the grooves eX- posed to receive sediment, scale, or the like, an accumulation of which would clog the grooves, and as the valve is operated tend to eut and grind out the sliding parts so as to bring about an undesirable looseness.

At its upper end the said valve 16 is provided vwith a bead 22 which, as shown in the present instance, is rounded so'as to form a valve surface, and is intended to cooperate with a seating surface and perform the function of a cut-off valve, as will presently` ,y

appear.

"The valve stem 23 is provided at its lower end With-a threaded portion 24, which engages the threaded bore of the. valve 16, these threads being preferably of the quick actin type, sov as to give a rapid opening and c osing of the valve;16, the said valve stem 23 being provided with any suitable operating handle, as 24. The said valve stein 23,' is securedfto the valve body 12 by means of the cap 25, which has threaded engagement with the valve body 12 and is provided with the stuting box 26 and closing cap 27, so as to form the usual closure about the valve stein.

lt'is well known, however, that while thisA form of stuiling box is fairly efiicient to prevent the escape of steam orlother pressures about the valve steinfthat to secure this i'ethis objection l have provided means for sealing the stem completely from pressure when the Valve is opened so that the necessity of setting up the packing about the valve stem to the point where there is dithculty in opening it is done away with. l accomplish this by providing a seating washer 28 of any suitable material, which rests upon the top of the valve body l2 and upon a retaining washer 29, the said seating Washer 28 being of any suitable packing material which will form a sealed joint. Above the said packing washer 28, in a suitable seat formed in the cap 25, is a washer 30 prorvided with a downwardly turned nipple 3l which engages the packing washer 28, andLr within said nipple 3l the valve stem rotates. The valve stem 23 is provided with a collar 32 set in a Suitable recess iu the cap 25, which collar 32 takes its bearing upon the upper surface ot' the washer 30.

It will be seen from the foregoing that when the valve is opened, as shown in Figure 1, the beaded valve surface 22 will be drawn upwardly into close seating Contact with the packing washer 28, so that pres sure within the valve body l2, when the valve is opened, is entirely cut off from the valve stern, and there is no possibility of leakage through the cap or stuihng box along the stem. lt will be seen that the packing washer 28 is confined between the nipple 3l and the washer 29, so that a relatively small area is exposed to the action of watervand steam, and it is not readily distorted or destroyed by the action of the beaded surface 22 in the operation of the valve. Furthermore the washer 30 provides an efficient and convenient bearing for the valve stem by reason of the colla-r 32 on the stem, whichG recaen engages and rotates upon said nippled washer.

By this construction I have provided a cock which is particularly well adapted for use, not only with range boilers, as here shown, but in any connection where it is subjected to heavy pressure, and there `is danger of esca-pe of pressure about the valve stem and through the stuffing box.

Such variations as are within the range of mechanical skill from the disclosure herein made are, of course, to be regarded as within the spirit of my invention. i

I claim:

l. In a cock or faucet, the combination of a body portion having an inlet and an outlet, a valve-seat, a vertically movable valve, a valve-operating stem having a collar thereon, a body-cap having a recess to receive said collar, a collar-supporting washer having a depending nipple, and a packing between said nippled washer and said valve-body.`

2. lnta cock or faucet, the combination of a body portion having an inlet and an outlet, a valve seat, a vertically movable valve having a seating surface at its upper end, a rotatable valve operating stem operatively engaging said valve and having a seating surface thereon, a body-cap through which said stem passes, a packing between said cap and valve body, a Washer above said packing upon which said stem-bearing rests, and a washer below Said packing having a centra-l opening of such diameter as to leave the inner periphery of said packing exposed to forma sea-t for the seating surface at the top of the valve.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set m hand.

y Pl-HLIP MUELLIGR. 

